Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 162 and we're going to multiply it by 162, essentially adding 162 to itself 162 times.
Step 1: 0 + 162 = 162
Step 2: 162 + 162 = 324
Step 3: 324 + 162 = 486
Step 4: 486 + 162 = 648
Step 5: 648 + 162 = 810
Step 6: 810 + 162 = 972
Step 7: 972 + 162 = 1134
Step 8: 1134 + 162 = 1296
Step 9: 1296 + 162 = 1458
Step 10: 1458 + 162 = 1620
Step 11: 1620 + 162 = 1782
Step 12: 1782 + 162 = 1944
Step 13: 1944 + 162 = 2106
Step 14: 2106 + 162 = 2268
Step 15: 2268 + 162 = 2430
Step 16: 2430 + 162 = 2592
Step 17: 2592 + 162 = 2754
Step 18: 2754 + 162 = 2916
Step 19: 2916 + 162 = 3078
Step 20: 3078 + 162 = 3240
Step 21: 3240 + 162 = 3402
Step 22: 3402 + 162 = 3564
Step 23: 3564 + 162 = 3726
Step 24: 3726 + 162 = 3888
Step 25: 3888 + 162 = 4050
Step 26: 4050 + 162 = 4212
Step 27: 4212 + 162 = 4374
Step 28: 4374 + 162 = 4536
Step 29: 4536 + 162 = 4698
Step 30: 4698 + 162 = 4860
Step 31: 4860 + 162 = 5022
Step 32: 5022 + 162 = 5184
Step 33: 5184 + 162 = 5346
Step 34: 5346 + 162 = 5508
Step 35: 5508 + 162 = 5670
Step 36: 5670 + 162 = 5832
Step 37: 5832 + 162 = 5994
Step 38: 5994 + 162 = 6156
Step 39: 6156 + 162 = 6318
Step 40: 6318 + 162 = 6480
Step 41: 6480 + 162 = 6642
Step 42: 6642 + 162 = 6804
Step 43: 6804 + 162 = 6966
Step 44: 6966 + 162 = 7128
Step 45: 7128 + 162 = 7290
Step 46: 7290 + 162 = 7452
Step 47: 7452 + 162 = 7614
Step 48: 7614 + 162 = 7776
Step 49: 7776 + 162 = 7938
Step 50: 7938 + 162 = 8100
Step 51: 8100 + 162 = 8262
Step 52: 8262 + 162 = 8424
Step 53: 8424 + 162 = 8586
Step 54: 8586 + 162 = 8748
Step 55: 8748 + 162 = 8910
Step 56: 8910 + 162 = 9072
Step 57: 9072 + 162 = 9234
Step 58: 9234 + 162 = 9396
Step 59: 9396 + 162 = 9558
Step 60: 9558 + 162 = 9720
Step 61: 9720 + 162 = 9882
Step 62: 9882 + 162 = 10044
Step 63: 10044 + 162 = 10206
Step 64: 10206 + 162 = 10368
Step 65: 10368 + 162 = 10530
Step 66: 10530 + 162 = 10692
Step 67: 10692 + 162 = 10854
Step 68: 10854 + 162 = 11016
Step 69: 11016 + 162 = 11178
Step 70: 11178 + 162 = 11340
Step 71: 11340 + 162 = 11502
Step 72: 11502 + 162 = 11664
Step 73: 11664 + 162 = 11826
Step 74: 11826 + 162 = 11988
Step 75: 11988 + 162 = 12150
Step 76: 12150 + 162 = 12312
Step 77: 12312 + 162 = 12474
Step 78: 12474 + 162 = 12636
Step 79: 12636 + 162 = 12798
Step 80: 12798 + 162 = 12960
Step 81: 12960 + 162 = 13122
Step 82: 13122 + 162 = 13284
Step 83: 13284 + 162 = 13446
Step 84: 13446 + 162 = 13608
Step 85: 13608 + 162 = 13770
Step 86: 13770 + 162 = 13932
Step 87: 13932 + 162 = 14094
Step 88: 14094 + 162 = 14256
Step 89: 14256 + 162 = 14418
Step 90: 14418 + 162 = 14580
Step 91: 14580 + 162 = 14742
Step 92: 14742 + 162 = 14904
Step 93: 14904 + 162 = 15066
Step 94: 15066 + 162 = 15228
Step 95: 15228 + 162 = 15390
Step 96: 15390 + 162 = 15552
Step 97: 15552 + 162 = 15714
Step 98: 15714 + 162 = 15876
Step 99: 15876 + 162 = 16038
Step 100: 16038 + 162 = 16200
Step 101: 16200 + 162 = 16362
Step 102: 16362 + 162 = 16524
Step 103: 16524 + 162 = 16686
Step 104: 16686 + 162 = 16848
Step 105: 16848 + 162 = 17010
Step 106: 17010 + 162 = 17172
Step 107: 17172 + 162 = 17334
Step 108: 17334 + 162 = 17496
Step 109: 17496 + 162 = 17658
Step 110: 17658 + 162 = 17820
Step 111: 17820 + 162 = 17982
Step 112: 17982 + 162 = 18144
Step 113: 18144 + 162 = 18306
Step 114: 18306 + 162 = 18468
Step 115: 18468 + 162 = 18630
Step 116: 18630 + 162 = 18792
Step 117: 18792 + 162 = 18954
Step 118: 18954 + 162 = 19116
Step 119: 19116 + 162 = 19278
Step 120: 19278 + 162 = 19440
Step 121: 19440 + 162 = 19602
Step 122: 19602 + 162 = 19764
Step 123: 19764 + 162 = 19926
Step 124: 19926 + 162 = 20088
Step 125: 20088 + 162 = 20250
Step 126: 20250 + 162 = 20412
Step 127: 20412 + 162 = 20574
Step 128: 20574 + 162 = 20736
Step 129: 20736 + 162 = 20898
Step 130: 20898 + 162 = 21060
Step 131: 21060 + 162 = 21222
Step 132: 21222 + 162 = 21384
Step 133: 21384 + 162 = 21546
Step 134: 21546 + 162 = 21708
Step 135: 21708 + 162 = 21870
Step 136: 21870 + 162 = 22032
Step 137: 22032 + 162 = 22194
Step 138: 22194 + 162 = 22356
Step 139: 22356 + 162 = 22518
Step 140: 22518 + 162 = 22680
Step 141: 22680 + 162 = 22842
Step 142: 22842 + 162 = 23004
Step 143: 23004 + 162 = 23166
Step 144: 23166 + 162 = 23328
Step 145: 23328 + 162 = 23490
Step 146: 23490 + 162 = 23652
Step 147: 23652 + 162 = 23814
Step 148: 23814 + 162 = 23976
Step 149: 23976 + 162 = 24138
Step 150: 24138 + 162 = 24300
Step 151: 24300 + 162 = 24462
Step 152: 24462 + 162 = 24624
Step 153: 24624 + 162 = 24786
Step 154: 24786 + 162 = 24948
Step 155: 24948 + 162 = 25110
Step 156: 25110 + 162 = 25272
Step 157: 25272 + 162 = 25434
Step 158: 25434 + 162 = 25596
Step 159: 25596 + 162 = 25758
Step 160: 25758 + 162 = 25920
Step 161: 25920 + 162 = 26082
Step 162: 26082 + 162 = 26244

So, 162*162 = 26244